Canada's new prime minister just named the most diverse cabinet in history — here are some members

Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire, walk to his swearing-in ceremony with other members of Parliament.REUTERS/Chris Wattie

Canada's new prime minister, Justin Trudeau, was sworn into office on Wednesday.

At the ceremony he revealed his 30 cabinet ministers — 15 of whom are women.

Not counting Trudeau, the 31st member, that means 50% of Canada's privy council is female.

Trudeau also renamed the Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration to the Ministry of Immigration, Refugees, and Citizenship.

The Ministry of Environment became the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change. And the Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development was renamed the Ministry of Indigenous and Northern Affairs.

The new cabinet is also the most diverse Canada has ever seen — not just because of the 15 women.

From an indigenous attorney general to a minister who was once imprisoned and wrongly accused of terrorism, here are a few of Canada's fascinating new ministers.

Harjit Sajjan — Minister of National Defence

Sajjan has served in the Canadian army and as an officer in the Vancouver police department.

Sajjan, born in India, was the first Sikh to command a Canadian army regiment.

Kent Hehr — Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate Minister of National Defence

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Hehr represents Calgary Centre. He became a paraplegic after being shot as a bystander in a drive-by shooting in 1991. Gun violence and LGBT rights are issues he consistently emphasizes.

Maryam Monsef — Minister of Democratic Institutions

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Monsef was born in Afghanistan and went to Canada as a refugee at age 11. She represents the Peterborough-Kawartha electoral district (aka a "riding"). She is the first member of Parliament to have been born in Afghanistan.

Amarjeet Sohi — Minister of Infrastructure and Communities

Amarjeet Sohi

Sohi is a former bus driver who represents an electoral riding in Edmonton.

He once spent 21 months in prison in India, wrongly accused of being a terrorist. Today, he is an outspoken opponent of Bill C-51, Canada's controversial antiterrorism legislation passed earlier this year.

Carla Qualtrough — Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities

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Qualtrough is a former Paralympic swimmer and is legally blind.

She is a lawyer and has worked with the Canadian Human Rights Commission and the British Columbia Human Rights Tribunal.

Hunter Tootoo — Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard

Hunter Tootoo

Tootoo is the only Inuit cabinet minister. He represents Nunavut, one of Canada's three northern territories.

His new role as Minister of Fisheries, Oceans, and the Canadian Coast Guard marks the first time those issues have been seen as northern ones in Canada.

Marc Garneau — Minister of Transport

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Garneau is a former astronaut. What's more to be said?

He was the first Canadian in outer space and flew on the Challenger in 1984. He now represents the Westmount-Ville-Marie electoral district in Montreal.